My makeup artist offers airbrush makeup and I totally thought I wanted it… but I’m starting to second guess.

I am having a destination wedding and usually get really cute freckles that I love when I’m in the sun. I’m worried airbrush makeup will completely cover them. On the other hand, I really want my skin/face to look flawless! Help!

Have you had it? Did you love it? Makeup artists… what do you think about it?

@mu_t: My Mother-In-Law tried it and she said it was amazing. She doesn’t wear a lot of makeup normally but she looked so put-together when she got home my Father-In-Law insisted he take her out to dinner. If you and your FI prefer the freckles and you trust your MUA to do a nice job with hand-applied makeup then go that route. I think I’m doing airbrush but my trial isn’t until March so I can’t personally help, sorry!

I am a self procclaimed makeup junkie lol I have had airbrush and you can get a lighter coverage but honestly I prefer liquid foundations. If you know what you’re doing you can get the airbrush effect with liquid foundation and it is easier to control the coverage. I use a stippling brush with Makeup Forever HD foudation for any special events or photography. It gives the skin a soft focus effect and can be thinned out to a light coverage or built up to a medium/full if wanted. It does not flashback in pictures at all and honestly just looks like your skin but better! It is pricier foundation but you will have that whole bottle to yourself to use after the wedding, not just a one time airbrush price. Ask your artist about this foundation, I’m sure they’ll rave about it! Good luck and I’m positive you will be beautiful!

@Merinda1994: thank you! the problem is i want intense coverage in some areas and light coverage on freckles hahaha… probably not possible eh? i’ll probably opt for more full coverage. i trust my girl and she seems to recommend airbrush but whoooo knows. might be a gametime decision. thanks for your input!

My mother got it, for my sister’s wedding, and didn’t like it. She thought it was too heavy, looked too orange, etc. She also has freckles (nose and chest) and they dissapeared. I don’t think she’ll do it again, especially not for my wedding, which is at the end of the summer, so she’ll have some natural coloring.

@mu_t: I’m a makeup junkie and used to work for Smashbox so I’ve used the whole spectrum. I can get phenomenal coverage out of liquid foundation, but on my wedding day, I wanted to look absolutely flawless. I wanted something that I could cry in and still look perfect. Airbrush was PERFECT for me. It lasted all day (and night!) and I still looked good in the morning. Yes, I slept in my makeup. I was kinda drunk and exhausted. I just wanted to eat my Wendy’s chicken nuggets and go to sleep lol! Here’s a pic of me in regular makeup and on my wedding day.

I was hesitant to do airbrush as well. I didn’t want to look too perfect and unnatrual, and I worried about peach fuzz, streaking, etc.

I’m really happy I went with it though. It lasted for more than 12 hours, and looked just as good at midnight as when it was applied at 11am.

I’m also glad I had a trial. The first time the airbrush was a bit too orange in person. It still photographed beautifully, but in person it had an orange tinge. I let the MUA know, and she made sure to leave out one of the more orange colors on the big day, and it was just perfect.

Now, I do think it would cover the freckles, so if that is a deal breaker, then go with traditional.

@bowsergirl: good tips! i am worried about not having a trial… but… it’s too late now! haha. i think i’ll go for it. i’d rather have no freckles and flawless skin than freckles and the multiple imperfections that are always there 🙂 thank you!

I had a similar concern… I have lots of freckles and wanted them to come through too. In my first trial I asked for more coverage, but due to wanting a change in eye shadow I had a second one too. In the second I asked her to do less coverage. She blended a bunch of different shades and types of liquid to make it perfect. I had just enough coverage, you could still see my freckles, and I LOVED that it stayed flawless throughout the day! I would suggest just talking to the makeup artist, telling her specifically want you want, and doing a trial run. I would 100% recommend airbrush!